TPPF Launches Coalition to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Unlock Property Tax Relief and Dismantle the Education Cartel

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government Reform and Oversight Coalition (GROC) officially launched with a clear mission: to combat the forces that are driving runaway local spending, undermining property tax relief, and protecting an unaccountable education cartel that profits at taxpayers’ expense.  GROC will highlight a sophisticated system, built over decades by insiders, that diverts billions...

Press Release January 14, 2026

TPPF Submits Comment on Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted a comment on the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Proposed Rule titled Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States,” which includes measures that right-size federal jurisdiction over the nation’s waters. The Proposed Rule correctly recognizes that federal jurisdiction over waters arises under the Commerce Clause. However, TPPF also notes that the Proposed Rule’s treatment of seasonal rivers and waters that are...

Press Release January 6, 2026

TPPF Submits Comments Supporting Proposed Endangered Species Act Regulations

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted comments in connection with rules proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The proposed rules were originally enacted during the first Trump Administration and were later undone during the Biden Administration. A key change would remove the so-called “blanket rule” that applies the same strict rules to threatened species that...

Press Release December 19, 2025

TPPF: New 2nd Amendment Case Challenges Selective Granting of Constitutional Rights

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed suit in federal court, on behalf of two Texas gun owners, challenging a federal law that criminalizes the carrying of a firearm onto postal service property (including the parking lot). This case could have broader implications for any American who simply wants to secure their rights under the Constitution.  This lawsuit follows a...

Press Release December 17, 2025
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